Alert archive / Iowa / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this blizzard warning at Dec 20, 2008, 3:48 AM CST for 27 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Dec 20, 2008, 2:45 PM CST. It was in force for 27 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2008, 3:48 AM CST (09:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2008, 2:45 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 27 counties
Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 7:35 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Algona, IA | ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS WITH WESTERN AND SOUTH BOUND LANES DRIFTING SHUT. |
| Dec 20, 7:39 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Forest City, IA | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES WITH WESTBOUND LANES DRIFTED OVER. |
| Dec 20, 7:42 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Northwood, IA | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES WITH ROADS DRIFTING SHUT. |
| Dec 20, 7:52 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Mason City, IA | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS WITH DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADS. |
| Dec 21, 1:06 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Estherville, IA | VERY LOW VISIBILITY ON HWY 4 AND OTHER ROADS COUNTYWIDE. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING. ASOS OBS AT KEST SHOWED 35+ MPH GUSTS SINCE 8 AM. |
| Dec 21, 1:12 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Algona, IA | CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING. VISIBILITY RANGES FROM ONE MILE TO WHITEOUT. |
| Dec 21, 1:16 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Carroll, IA | CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROADS IMPASSABLE IN PLACES. ASOS OBS AT KCIN SHOWED SUSTAINED WINDS 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH SINCE 9 AM. |
| Dec 21, 1:17 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Rockwell City, IA | CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES AND ROADS IMPASSABLE IN PLACES. WIND MEASURED AS HIGH AS 47 MPH AT LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER SINCE THIS MORNING. |
| Dec 21, 1:28 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Iowa Falls, IA | REPORTS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND POOR ROADS. IOWA FALLS AWOS REPORTING GUSTS RANGING FROM 33 TO 37 MPH FROM NOON TO 1330. |
| Dec 21, 1:28 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Mason City, IA | NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH POOR ROAD CONDITIONS...MCW ASOS REPORTED WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 38 AND 43 MPH AT 1 PM. |
| Dec 21, 1:39 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Waterloo, IA | NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND POOR ROADS. WATERLOO ASOS REPORTING WIND GUSTS FROM 37 TO 40 MPH SINCE NOON. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 251 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1034 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KDMX 200948 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 348 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...MULTI THREAT WINTER STORM IMPACTING IOWA THIS WEEKEND... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST TODAY...SPREADING SNOW MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF IOWA. AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS AND PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES GENERATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ALONG WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. IAZ027-028-037>039-044>050-201800- /O.CAN.KDMX.WS.A.0009.081220T1200Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 348 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FURTHER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE SHARPLY...TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE NEW SNOWFALL AS WELL AS THE SNOW THAT FELL DURING THE PREVIOUS STORM...WILL GENERATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-201800- /O.UPG.KDMX.WS.A.0009.081220T1200Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.081220T1500Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY 348 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THESE PRODUCTS REPLACE THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL NEAR THE MINNESOTA BORDER. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FURTHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE SHARPLY...TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE NEW SNOWFALL AS WELL AS THE SNOW THAT FELL DURING THE PREVIOUS STORM...WILL GENERATE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-201800- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 348 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. COMBINED WITH THE ARCTIC TEMPERATURES THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ LEE
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDMX 201636 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1036 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IMPACTING IOWA THIS WEEKEND... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST TODAY...SPREADING SNOW ACROSS IOWA...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF. AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS AND PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES GENERATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ALONG WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-210045- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY 1036 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL NEAR THE MINNESOTA BORDER. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FURTHER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE SHARPLY...TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS... COMBINED WITH THE NEW SNOWFALL AS WELL AS THE SNOW THAT FELL DURING THE PREVIOUS STORM...WILL GENERATE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ044>046-210045- /O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 1036 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY AS THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN RURAL OPEN AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FURTHER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE MORE...TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS... COMBINED WITH THE NEW SNOWFALL AS WELL AS THE SNOW THAT FELL DURING THE PREVIOUS STORM...WILL POSSIBLY GENERATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ057-058-070-210045- /O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 1036 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY AS THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN RURAL OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. DURING THE AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. COMBINED WITH THE ARCTIC TEMPERATURES THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-210045- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1036 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. COMBINED WITH THE ARCTIC TEMPERATURES THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-047>050-210045- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 1036 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FURTHER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE SHARPLY...TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS... COMBINED WITH THE NEW SNOWFALL AS WELL AS THE SNOW THAT FELL DURING THE PREVIOUS STORM...WILL GENERATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS... MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ MOYER
000 WWUS43 KDMX 202045 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 245 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND EXTREME COLD FOR CENTRAL IOWA... .SNOWFALL WILL BE ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OR INCREASE IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH ALL OF THE RECENT FRESH SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN A LONG PERIOD OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA...NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT. IAZ044>046-210445- /O.UPG.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.081220T2100Z-081222T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 245 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH BY EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...AND MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IN THIS CASE...BLOWING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-047>050-210445- /O.UPG.KDMX.BZ.A.0002.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 245 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT AND LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH BY EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...AND MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IN THIS CASE...BLOWING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-210445- /O.UPG.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.081220T2100Z-081222T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY 245 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH BY EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...AND MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS VALUES IN THE 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IN THIS CASE...BLOWING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ057-058-070-210445- /O.CON.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 245 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN RURAL OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...AND COMBINED WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT....BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-210445- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 245 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MOYER
000 WWUS43 KDMX 210012 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 612 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND EXTREME COLD FOR CENTRAL IOWA... .A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND ALONG WITH ALL OF THE RECENT FRESH SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN A LONG PERIOD OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA...NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT. IAZ057-058-070-210815- /O.EXP.KDMX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 612 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...AND COMBINED WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT....BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-210815- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 612 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH BY MID SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...AND MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IN THIS CASE...BLOWING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-210815- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 612 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ KINNEY
000 WWUS43 KDMX 210316 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 916 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND EXTREME COLD FOR CENTRAL IOWA... .A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND ALONG WITH ALL OF THE RECENT FRESH SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN A LONG PERIOD OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA...NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-211115- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 916 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH BY MID SUNDAY MORNING. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA CONTINUE TO REPORT NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS ALSO OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND GRAVEL ROADS. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA. IN ADDITION TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IN THIS CASE...BLOWING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-211115- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 916 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH....TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ KINNEY
000 WWUS43 KDMX 210946 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 346 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND EXTREME COLD FOR CENTRAL IOWA... .A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND ALONG WITH ALL OF THE RECENT FRESH SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN A LONG PERIOD OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA...NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. IN ADDITION...PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO TODAY. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL EVEN FURTHER. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-211815- /O.NEW.KDMX.WC.W.0004.081222T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 346 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST MONDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY MID MORNING. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA HAVE ALREADY REPORTED NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS ALSO OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND GRAVEL ROADS. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA. IN ADDITION TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IN THIS CASE...BLOWING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE VERY POOR VISIBILITY. IN SOME LOCATIONS THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-211815- /O.EXT.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 346 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ LEE
000 WWUS43 KDMX 211637 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1037 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND EXTREME COLD FOR CENTRAL IOWA... .A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND ALONG WITH ALL OF THE RECENT FRESH SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN A LONG PERIOD OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA...NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. IN ADDITION...ARCTIC TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO TODAY. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL WELL BELOW ZERO. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-220045- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0004.081222T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 1037 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA CONTINUE TO REPORT NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS ALSO OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND GRAVEL ROADS. IN ADDITION TO THE GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES AS LOW AS 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IN THIS CASE...BLOWING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE VERY POOR VISIBILITY. IN SOME LOCATIONS THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-220045- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1037 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO. THESE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THOUGH WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MOYER
000 WWUS43 KDMX 212101 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 301 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND EXTREME COLD CONTINUING TONIGHT... .A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE 25 TO 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA...NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. IN ADDITION...ARCTIC TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT. IAZ057>062-070>075-220515- /O.UPG.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KDMX.WC.W.0004.081221T2101Z-081222T1000Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA 301 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO. THESE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THOUGH WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-220515- /O.CON.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0004.081222T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 301 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA CONTINUE TO REPORT NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS ALSO OCCURRING...CAUSING MANY ROADS TO BE IMPASSABLE. IN ADDITION TO THE GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES AS LOW AS 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IN THIS CASE...BLOWING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE VERY POOR VISIBILITY. IN SOME LOCATIONS THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ081>086-092>097-220515- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 301 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO. THESE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THOUGH WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MOYER
000 WWUS43 KDMX 220011 WSWDMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 611 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...EXTREME COLD CONTINUING TONIGHT... IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-220815- /O.EXP.KDMX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 611 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED...ALTHOUGH SOME ADDITIONAL DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH LATE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS VALUES AS LOW AS 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ057>062-070>075-220815- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA 611 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND20 TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO. THESE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THOUGH WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ081>086-092>097-220815- /O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081222T1000Z/ ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 611 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH A BRISK NORTHWEST WIND TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO. THESE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THOUGH WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ KINNEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:48 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Carroll, Crawford and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:48 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Cass, Clarke and 18 more | 48 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cerro Gordo, Crawford and 15 more | 14 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.